At about 1am on Saturday, 7 November, the Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked by NSW Ambulance on an urgent inter-hospital transfer from the Narrabri Hospital to the John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle.

A media statement released by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service said: “A woman in her 60s, suffering a serious medical condition, was stabilised by hospital staff and the NSW Ambulance critical care paramedic and the NSW Health doctor from the helicopter’s critical care medical team before being airlifted to Newcastle.”

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